Daily Buzz: Penny Wong defends her family

Watch Penny Wong stick up for her family on Qanda: The same sex marriage issue was raised on on television last night which resulted in this exchange between Joe Hockey and Penny Wong on same sex marriage on the ABC’s QandA. It’s well worth a watch for Wong’s closing line:

Doctors for the Family, a group of doctors opposed to same sex marriage, made a submission to the Federal Senate inquiry and the fallout has been heavy. Victoria’s deputy chief psychiatrist Professor Kuruvilla George has resigned from his role on the board of the Victoria’s Equal Opportunities and Human Rights Commission after it became public his input formed part of the submission.

The Commission said in a statement: “As the agency responsible for promoting and protecting human rights in Victoria, the Commission sees the harmful effects that discrimination and inequality have on people and the hurt and damage caused by prejudice, vilification and damaging stereotypes.”

The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) said it was proof activists didn’t want anyone who disagreed with their views given airtime.

The Australian Medical Association President Dr Steve Hambleton said:

“There is a growing body of evidence that says there’s no difference in their psychological development, their general health, their sexual orientation.”

Dr Hambleton says the opinions expressed in the submission do not reflect the views of the wider medical community, saying there are nearly 90,000 doctors in Australia.